Published at: 08:08 am - Wednesday August 18 2010
The guys over at Hot Blooded Gaming posted a link about a bit of street art (not to be confused with some simple ‘tag’) that showed up in London. Looking at the entire graffiti mural, there is a lot of space-age action going on in there, but the Starcraft face actually isn’t that huge part [...]
Published at: 07:08 am - Wednesday August 18 2010
8Bit artist ComputeHer (chiptunist?) has just released Modemoiselle. I got the chance to purchase a special edition at the Classic Gaming Expo, and have been enjoying it since. It’s a good album that doesn’t get too “chiptuney”, and actually sounds like music. I actually found myself enjoying it more when I listened to the entire [...]
Published at: 02:08 am - Monday August 16 2010
There’s a new print on sale in the 8Bit Cubist Gallery, and it’s by Andrew Wilson. He has a thing for silhouette ladies, and he does a damn good job of them. He also has a great deal of respect for the 8bit era, and that is reflected in this piece. 20 of these limited [...]
Published at: 01:08 pm - Sunday August 15 2010
Scott Pilgrim has plenty of videogame references in it. But it’s more than references, it’s a big part of the whole Scott Pilgrim world. It’s all set up with boss fights, powerups, and the kind of stuff that makes sense to most people reading this blog. The whole brand is producing good product, from the [...]
Published at: 05:08 pm - Saturday August 07 2010
The 8-Bit era has influenced many facets of life that have little to do with video games. Don’t be upset, this is a good thing. It shows that we’re making progress. Many artists like Ron Arad are expressing themselves with the minimal, pixelated look that is a large part of the 8-Bit style. It’s more [...]